... PRESENT-DAT is, of course, vastly different. treks but little, for the country having been won for him—-licked into shape, so to speak—he settler, cultivating a farm, and increasing hie family'as well as his farm stock. Though the «elf-rehanee which served his ...

... His eyes twinkled beneath half-closed lids as if he understood and relished Fulke's disappointment. I also regret it. must speak of him, and of the message, lor me, I hungry, and it is not well for men to talk with empty stomachs. Will you not invite me ...

... the teams met together. Unfortunately this was not the case, and Montrose bad to be contented with a 4 to 1 goal defeat. To speak of brilliant football is out of all question, for neither team displayed any really good football. But for occasional dash ...

... statement, like most others of the kind made by those who are still labouring under the old delusion that the language men speak is the sign of their blood, requires considerable qualification. There a Teutonic element the Dutch, especially of the North ...

... under Major J. D. Moir. NEW ZEALAND'S ENTHUSIASM. Wellington, Saturday. The Right Hon. P. J. Seddon, the of New Zealand, speaking at .V\ on the Transvaal War, said the Boers being aided and abetted by those who were jealous of the growing power of the ...

... belongs to team, was given trial as inside left to Findlay, and bad the credit of acoriug all three goals, whioh of it*elf speaks volume for the recruit. SKA SON I'OR IIIfcRKN. The present has been a most unfortunate season for St Mirren, whose Laague ...

... purely Scottish character. Latterly it ha* been very mixed multitude, as I have amply learned from the varied attempts made to speak in the Caledonian dialect, such as How are ye the nicht? The painful struggles after kailyaird Scotch are very amusing to one ...

... Federation of Great Britain,, with regard to the scarcity of coals, which is felt quite as much England in Scotland, and speaking specially of the former country, says : —The great fault is the laok energy, attention, and care in conveying the coal by ...

... details of the armoured train fight, and of his capture. Mr Churchill, after giving a vivid description of the fight, goes on speak of his capture. He says: A private soldier who was wounded, in direct disobedience of the positive onders that no surrender ...

... appeared the press the other day from the late general manager the Bay and East African Railway a gentleman who should able to speak with authority on the subject— stating that ever since 1896 ammunition and arms have been conveyed into the Transvaal trainloads ...

... festive season. Work came to a close the mills, factories, shipyards, and foundries on Saturday afternoon, and, generally speaking, half the week will be given over holiday. Business is invariably brisk at this season amongst the shopkeeping fraternity ...

... car. reach it;it is the shorthand the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room. A miii may look a sentence as soon as speak wora ; the strokes are small, but so masterly drawn that you may easily collect the image and proportions of what they resemble ...